Latter Struggles in the Journey of Life, Or, The Afternoon of My Days: Comprehending Chiefly, the Period Between My Forty-fifth and the End of My Sixtieth Year, Being the Fourth Book of My Pilgrimage : from Retrospections of a Sexagenarian : in Wich Some of the More Recent Ups and Downs, the Joys and Sorrows, the Hopes and Disappointments of a Life Passed in Comparative Obscurity ... : the Real Life of a Country Bookseller ...An eccentric book by an eccentric Scottish book seller which, among all the verbiage, probably does give some new insight into the 19th century Scottish book trade. |
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